10-storey building with 93 homes proposed for Commercial-Broadway

A 10-storey mixed-use redevelopment is proposed for a site directly across from the Rio Theatre, near the northwest corner of the intersection of East Broadway and Commercial Drive.

The municipal government is still considering a rezoning application that will allow the construction of a new 106 ft. tall building at 1619-1651 East Broadway, replacing a three-storey residential building and a separate adjacent vacant property.

The proposed redevelopment site at 1619-1651 East Broadway, Vancouver. (IBI Group Architects)

The ground-floor will also offer a single commercial unit with an area of 5,245 sq. ft.. To support the residences and business, there will be 75 underground parking spaces and 117 bike parking spaces.

Artistic rendering of the proposed redevelopment at 1619-1651 East Broadway, Vancouver. (IBI Group Architects)

Overall, the project will have a floor area of 63,000 sq. ft. on the 15,700 sq. ft. site, giving the building a floor space ratio (FSR) density of 4.0 FSR.

The site is just one block away from the major Commercial-Broadway Station transit hub and is being considered under the City’s Grandview-Woodland Community Plan, which is expected to spur considerable redevelopment in the neighbourhood over the coming years.

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Kenneth Chan

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